best man speech Options

[mattyeagles]

weird question for the message board - has anyone heard or used a Live lyric in a best man speech/toast for a wedding?

[Voodoo Lady]

Oh, no doubt TDTH has the best poetry Ed ever wrote. I’m not taking that away from him at all. But stylistically, I think we can all agree that’s when things changed.

For good measure, I went back and listened to Meltdown. It’s not the worst of the worst on that album, but it still sounds Ed-solo to me. Perhaps it’s the instrumental, not his singing on that one. I dunno, it just doesn’t do anything for me.

Feel the Quiet River Rage, omg, that is TOTAL Ed-solo, from the first word of the first verse. The only thing tolerable is the “suffers the wound...” part (chorus?), because it gets heavy for a sec. Definitely has Live’s style of speeding it up and slowing it back down. So, I’ll compromise. I’ll say FTQRR, is half Līve and half Ed-solo. I admit I do like that time years ago when they performed I Alone/FTQRR medley. Can’t remember where it was, but it’s on YouTube.

Now, when V came out, I had just had my first baby, and it was such a crappy album, Līve became the least of my worries. Didn’t like a single song from that one. Overcome 9/11 saved them from dropping off the planet at that time. Those of you who love TDTH from start to finish must’ve been really taken aback by the 180. lol Started missing them a lot around BoP, and was really excited that at least “Like I Do” was sexy and cool.

mattyeagles, sorry to have taken your thread in a different direction. I just love talking Līve, and the opportunity arose.

This post has been edited by Voodoo Lady: Sep 11 2019, 5:15 pm

[Bremang]

Feel the Quiet River Rage, omg, that is TOTAL Ed-solo, from the first word of the first verse.

ha! what are you listening to? Those are some of Ed's best and most unique lyrics. The whole band goes off throughout that track

[Voodoo Lady]

ha! what are you listening to? Those are some of Ed's best and most unique lyrics. The whole band goes off throughout that track

It’s the way he sounds in the first verse. You can’t tell me you don’t hear the first hints of cheese. The lyrics are indeed great, but he did sneak in a “child” here at the end of the first verse. Oh wow, is it the first “child”?! Now I’ll have to go back and look. The band does go off, I acknowledged that.

V is the debut album from the version of Live we have today.

This is funny! You guys are so fun. Have a good day, everyone.